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Church World Service (press release), IN -The guide reviews the relevant teachings and structures of five of the major world religions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism, ...::... More

Closing The Book On Intolerance
Milton Ulladulla Times, Australia -... During the studies of religion course, Foad has learned about ... religions including Aboriginal spirituality, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism. ...... More

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London Review of Books (subscription), UK -Christianity offers an afterlife, Judaism suggests an altogether better existence once the Messiah arrives, while Hinduism and other Eastern religions try ...::... More

Spirituality And Religion In Patients With Hiv/aids.
J Gen Intern Med. 2006 Dec; 21 Suppl 5: S5-S13Cotton S, Puchalski CM, Sherman SN, Mrus JM, Peterman AH, Feinberg J, Pargament KI, Justice AC, Leonard AC, Tsevat JBACKGROUND: Spirituality and religion are often central issues for patients dealing with chronic illness. The purpose of this study is to characterize spirituality/religion in a large and diverse sample of patients with HIV/AIDS by using several measures of spirituality/religion, to examine associations between spirituality/religion and a number of demographic, clinical, and psychosocial variables, and to assess changes in levels of spirituality over 12 to 18 months. METHODS: We interviewed 450 patients from 4 clinical sites. Spirituality/religion was assessed by using 8 measures: the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spirituality-Expanded scale (meaning/peace, faith, and overall spirituality); the Duke Religion Index (organized and nonorganized religious activities, and intrinsic religiosity); and the Brief RCOPE scale (positive and negative religious coping). Covariates included demographics and clinical characteristics, HIV symptoms, health status, social support, self-esteem, optimism, and depressive symptoms. RESULTS: The patients' mean (SD) age was 43.3 (8.4) years; 387 (86%) were male; 246 (55%) were minorities; and 358 (80%) indicated a specific religious preference. Ninety-five (23%) participants attended religious services weekly, and 143 (32%) engaged in prayer or meditation at least daily. Three hundred thirty-nine (75%) patients said that their illness had strengthened their faith at least a little, and patients used positive religious coping strategies (e.g., sought God's love and care) more often than negative ones (e.g., wondered whether God has abandoned me; P<.0001). In 8 multivariable models, factors associated with most facets of spirituality/religion included ethnic and racial minority status, greater optimism, less alcohol use, having a religion, greater self-esteem, greater life satisfaction, and lower overall functioning (R(2)=.16 to .74). Mean levels of spirituality did not change significantly over 12 to 18 months. CONCLUSIONS: Most patients with HIV/AIDS belonged to an organized religion and use their religion to cope with their illness. Patients with greater optimism, greater self-esteem, greater life satisfaction, minorities, and patients who drink less alcohol tend to be both more spiritual and religious. Spirituality levels remain stable over 12 to 18 months.... More

Closing The Book On Intolerance - Bay Post/moruya Examiner
Closing the book on intoleranceBay Post/Moruya Examiner,&nbsp;Australia&nbsp;- 8 hours ago... course, Foad has learned about the customs and beliefs of religions including Aboriginal spirituality, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism. ...... More

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Youth Ministry In The 21st Century: The Encycloped It’s the most comprehensive study ever produced addressing religion & spirituality in the lives of American teens. The study includes critical findings from Dr. Christian S. Smith, professor of sociology and principal investigator for the National Study of Youth and Religion, insights from youth ministry expert Rick Lawrence, and more than 100 practical programming ideas....

Why Be Jewish? (paperback) Presents a personal introduction to Judaism, discusses Jewish tradition, religion, and the Jewish people, and talks about the ways Judaism can transform your life. Author: Wolpe, David J. Published On: 1995/09/01. Language: ENGLISH...

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